# Yaquita Garral — The Giant Raft character guide > Yaquita Garral in The Giant Raft by Jules Verne. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Yaquita, Yaquita Dacosta, Yaquita Joam Garral, Yaquita Joam, Yaquit **First appearance:** 0003-iii-the-garral-family ## Snapshot Joam Garral's steadfast wife, daughter of old Farmer Magalhães, keeps the family's warmth alive as hidden dangers close in. ## Who they are Yaquita is the matriarch of the Garral family, married to Joam by Padre Passanha and mother to Benito and Minha. Her devotion shapes the domestic world of the jangada, from the chapel built for the old priest to the care lavished on every passenger. When her husband's past threatens to surface, her steadiness becomes the quiet counterweight to the voyage's mounting unease. ## In the story ### [Part I: Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/part-i-eight-hundred-leagues-on-the-amazon) Joam's wife, supporting the family through the journey. ### [The Garral Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/iii-the-garral-family) Daughter of Magalhães, wife of Joam Garral, mother of Benito and Minha; a loving and dignified woman. ### [IV: Hesitation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/iv-hesitation) Gently persuades Joam to agree to the journey and the wedding, acting as the family's emotional anchor. ### [A Forest on the Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/vi-a-forest-on-the-ground) Occupied with preparations for departure, trying to convince Cybele of the adventure's value. ### [The Evening of the Fifth of June](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/ix-the-evening-of-the-fifth-of-june) Present on the plateau with her daughter and others, anxiously waiting for the raft to float. ### [From Iquitos to Pevas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/x-from-iquitos-to-pevas) Calls Minha into the house, managing household matters on the jangada. ### [From Pevas to the Frontier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xi-from-pevas-to-the-frontier) Expresses that she would have done the same as Madame Odonais; tries to detain the Franciscan monk. ### [Fragoso at Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xii-fragoso-at-work) Prepares to visit the village of Tabatinga for the first time on Brazilian soil. ### [XIV: Still Descending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xiv-still-descending) She is part of the Garral family on board, though not prominently featured in this chapter. ### [XV: The Continued Descent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xv-the-continued-descent) Yaquita asks Manoel to stop talking about vampire bats to avoid frightening Minha and Lina. ### [XVI: Ega](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xvi-ega) Accompanies the family to Ega, expressing wonder at the town's size. ### [Ancient History](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xix-ancient-history) Yaquita silently follows her daughter and husband, sharing the family's unaccountable sadness and presentiment of calamity. ### [XX: Between the Two Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xx-between-the-two-men) Stands by her husband, opens her arms to protect Minha, and learns of the immediate marriage decision. ### [II: The First Moments](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/ii-the-first-moments) Bravely accepts her husband's arrest and insists Manoel can still marry Minha. ### [Retrospective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/iii-retrospective) Joam's wife, who married him under the false name Garral, unaware of his true identity and past. ### [VI: The Last Blow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/vi-the-last-blow) Anxious to see her husband; learns of Torres' death and rushes to the prison. ### [Resolutions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/vii-resolutions) Present in the family assembly, deeply affected by the crisis, but not directly involved in the search. ### [VIII: The First Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/viii-the-first-search) Visits her husband during the day and greets the returning searchers, learning of their failure with quiet sorrow. ### [The Document](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xii-the-document) Informed of the discovery and joins the family in trying to read the cryptogram. ### [XV: The Last Efforts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xv-the-last-efforts) Remains morally strong, supporting both her husband Joam and her despairing son Benito. ### [XVI: Preparations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xvi-preparations) Benito's mother, who is reassured by Benito but not told of the escape plan. ### [The Last Night](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xvii-the-last-night) Visits Joam with her daughter, leaving the prison more hopeful after Joam's encouraging words. ### [XX: The Lower Amazon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/chapters/xx-the-lower-amazon) Escorted by the governor of Belém at the wedding ceremony. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters/yaquita_garral - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_giant_raft_se/characters